Dr. Wayne Dyksen

Computer Science and Engineering

Michigan State University

The

Capstone

Experience

Amazon

Auto-Owners Insurance

Boeing

Bosch

Chrysler

Dow

Electronic Arts

Ford

GE Aviation

General Motors

Google

IBM

Meijer

Microsoft

Motorola Mobility

Mozilla

MSU Federal Credit Union

Quicken Loans

Spectrum Health

TechSmith

Toro

Union Pacific Railroad

Urban Science

Whirlpool Office: 517-353-5573

Mobile: 517-775-5120

E-mail: dyksen@msu.edu

Web: www.capstone.cse.msu.edu

Dr. Wayne Dyksen

Department of Computer Science

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

From Students...

...to professionals.

“Auto-Owners Insurance is proud to be a

capstone project sponsor. Our strategic

partnership has enabled us to identify

and recruit outstanding MSU graduates.”

–Jim Schumacher

Sr. Vice President

Information Systems and Technology

Auto-Owners Insurance

Capstone Clients

Michigan State University

The Michigan State University Computer Science Capstone Experience

broad corporate publicity on Design Day, and

a project page and special acknowledgement

in the Design Day booklet.

Design Day

At the end of each semester, the College of Engi-

neering sponsors Design Day, on which student

teams from all of the capstone courses in the

College showcase their projects to the general

public. Attendees include students, faculty, and

families, along

with hundreds

of local junior

high and high

school stu-

dents.

Computer science capstone teams present to a

panel of corporate judges, competing for prestig-

ious Design Day Awards.

Project Sponsorship

Capstone projects are sponsored by corporate clients

that include local, regional, and national companies

ranging in size from small to very large.

Prior to each semester, project proposals are solicited

from potential sponsors by the course instructor,

Dr. Wayne Dyksen. After appropriate vetting and refine-

ment, the winning proposals are selected.

The total number of sponsorships available is limited to

about eight in the fall semester and ten in the spring.

Project sponsorship is $5,000.

Benefits of Sponsorship

The benefits of capstone project sponsorship include:

a guaranteed slot for a capstone project,

significant visibility with our graduating seniors;

assistance with recruiting students,

opportunities to present at our all-hands meetings,

assistance with organizing and publicizing on-

campus corporate informational sessions,

postings on the course Career Opportunities page,

publicity in our Capstone Experience presentation

displayed in the Capstone Lab and on the website,

a project page and special acknowledgement in

The Capstone Experience booklet,

CSE 498, Collaborative Design, provides the

educational capstone experience for all stu-

dents majoring in computer science. Teams of

students build significant software systems for

corporate clients.

During the Capstone Experience, students

design, develop, debug, document, and

deliver a software system for a corporate

client,

work in a team environment,

develop written and oral communication

skills,

become proficient with software develop-

ment tools and environments,

build and administer systems, and

consider issues of professionalism and

ethics.

Office: 517-353-5573

Mobile: 517-775-5120

E-mail: dyksen@msu.edu

Web: www.capstone.cse.msu.edu

Dr. Wayne Dyksen

Department of Computer Science

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

See www.capstone.cse.msu.edu.